March 15, 2009

NEW YORK--The field for the 2009 National Invitation Tournament will be announced Sunday night, March 15th on ESPNU at 9:00 pm Eastern time. The announcement was made by CM Newton, chair of the NIT Selection Committee.

The Committee has been meeting in Indianapolis over the weekend.

First round action for the NIT, which was founded in 1938, kicks off on March 17 and 18; second round takes place on March 19, 20, 21 and 23, with the quarterfinals tipping on March 24 and 25.

The tournament comes to New York's Madison Square Garden for the semi-final doubleheader on March 31 with the championship game on April 2.